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Claverack in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Shaw Bridge

 
 
Shaw Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
May 28, 2016
1. Shaw Bridge Marker
Inscription. Double span scientific design bowstring truss bridge constructed 1870. Design patented by Squire Whipple of Utica in 1841.
 
Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 275.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 42° 12.912′ N, 73° 43.725′ W. Marker is in Claverack, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Van Wyck Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37-35 Van Wyck Lane, Claverack NY 12513, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claverack War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Lower Manor (approx. 0.7 miles away); Washington Seminary (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Court House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gen. Samuel B. Webb (approx. 1.3 miles away); Spook Rock (approx. 1.6 miles away); Claverack - Greenport Line (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claverack.
 
Also see . . .  Double-Span Whipple Bowstring Truss Bridge - National Archives. National
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Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on January 16, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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